Peggy Fikac: Another Tom Craddick

House Speaker Tom Craddick’s son, Tommy, and wife, Laura, welcomed Thomas Russell “Tripp” Craddick III into the world at 11:28 a.m. April 26.

The newest Tom Craddick weighed in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 21 and 1/4 inches in length — “but the delight he has brought to the members of his doting family is truly immeasurable,” said a House resolution approved today honoring the occasion.

The House in the resolution officially welcomed Tripp “as a new citizen of Texas” and congratulated the proud parents.

It noted that the youngster had already enriched the lives of Speaker Craddick, his wife, Nadine, and maternal grandparents Allen and Susan Parker, and that the speaker was privileged to have his grandson named in his honor.”

Tripp is the Craddicks’ first grandchild, said spokeswoman Alexis DeLee.

“Mr. Speaker and Nadine, welcome to the world of grandparenting,” said Rep. Peggy Hamric, R-Houston, sponsor of the resolution. “We can love ‘em, spoil ‘em and send ‘em home.”